Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speechful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: speech-ful
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

voluble; loquacious

noun

The entire contents of a speech.

Example Sentences

"He was never speechful, and grew more word-shy with years."
"O they were speechful faces, gazing insistent […]"
"Or again, the Queen delivers a speechful of Gilbert's Fun-liners: "You never put gas pipes between your lips, / Or go to sea in secretary-ships. /. . ./ Or hang a picture in a frame of mind.""
"The Kalevala was only once given a whole speechful of attention ( 1 886), while the memorial status of the home and municipality of Elias Lonnrot was presented twice (1883 & 1885)."

Etymology

From Middle English specheful, spekeful, equivalent to speech + -ful.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: specheful
Suffix: speech

Inflected Forms

more speechful (comparative) most speechful (superlative) speechfuls (plural)

Derived Forms

speechfulness

Questions

What does speechful mean?: voluble; loquacious
Where does speechful come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce speechful

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